Ultimate Gamer System: Factory Must Grow!

Chapter 4 Finally, proper tools!

'Now, just to stay as careful as possible...'

Theo peeked his head out of the hole, taking a quick yet detailed look at the surroundings.

Just like he didn't know the actual past of his body, he didn't know why getting exiled to this place was considered an execution.

And, judging by the severity of the crime he was sentenced for, an actual, sure-fire method of execution.

'By all means, this three-month period of banishment is designed to be the last slap in the criminal's face. A fool's hope only added to make them struggle until the end, huh?'

Theo took a shallow breath before pulling himself out of his hole and then slowly creeping forward.

Now that he had confirmed the bare basics of his system, it was time to actually put it to good use. For while the stone shovel allowed him to cut the digging process from fifteen ticks of hand-based digging to just two swings of the tool—each netting 54% of the progress—and even save his hands the mounting wear of digging bare-handed...

Stockpiling blocks of dirt was the least of Theo's worries, for it wouldn't allow him to progress in any way or form.

'What I need right now is enough wood to get all the other tools, some weapons, and... or wait!'

Right as Theo reached out to the next bush and extended his hand to gather it, he realized yet another discrepancy between the block game he remembered and the reality of his system.

'Since when does the personal crafting window give out a three-by-three grid?' he thought.

On one hand, it was nice to be able to skip this otherwise extremely early step, for he could craft appropriate tools before actually gathering the materials in a proper way. On the other hand, however...

'The further the reality of my system strays from what I know, the more likely it is that this place... No, this world,' Theo threw a glance over the plain behind him and then the forest sprawling out in front of him, 'it is more and more likely to have quite a lot of surprises for me down the line, isn't it?'

[Gathering: 11%] > [Gathering: Completed]

[Gathered: 2 sticks, 1 foliage]

'Hmm?'

Theo's eyebrows rose a bit as he looked at the system prompt.

'Is the loot random, or was the first result better because I gathered this kind of bush for the very first time?'

Eager to test out his theory and learn just a little bit more about this not-so-familiar system of his, Theo hugged the ground again before crawling over to another bush.

Then, everything went as usual. He extended his hand over it, only for the "mining" prompt to appear, quickly fill up, and then be replaced with a looting prompt.

[Mining - Completed!]

[Mined: Small Stone]

[Mined: Small Stone]

...

...

...

[Mined: Small Stone]

'That should do it,' Theo thought, finally breathing a sigh of relief as the number of small stones in his inventory now was marked with "x6."

Knowing how his system worked, Theo wasted no time and quickly arranged the sticks and stones in the familiar fashion, quickly turning them into the two most essential tools for early progress in any blocky or survival game.

[Stone Pick Crafted!]

[Stone Axe Crafted!]

Ping!

[Congratulations!]

[The host has advanced to level 2!]

[You've gained 5 ability points!]

[You've unlocked 1 subroutine slot for the Ultimate Crafting System!]

[Please check the system for more information!]

'Wait, what?'